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I've had several people ask me why my fiction story does not have a table of contents. I never really thought about it, seeing as plenty of fiction stories do not have one either. Is a table of con...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:01:24Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Jerad Meterko
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2019-12-08T07:01:24Z (about 5 years ago)
I've had several people ask me why my fiction story does not have a table of contents. I never really thought about it, seeing as plenty of fiction stories do not have one either. Is a table of contents mandatory or 'traditional' in fictional writing? Or is this like other writing rules where it can be broken based on different author style? I am self-publishing, so I do not have an agent or publisher telling me what they want for the book. My last editor did not seem surprised that my story did not have a table of contents either, so I am looking for an official stance on this, or a reputable source detailing what is expected in this type of writing. Are there pro's and con's to each way?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-09-19T17:16:32Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 11